"This young eagle who came down to Düsseldorf from the Alps in a manner so sovereign and unexpected". In 1853, Schumann was unable to find words that were sufficiently laudatory and enthusiastic to hail the genius of a twenty-year-old composer, Johannes Brahms, one of the "Elect". Schumann was prfuse in his praises to all and sundry about the "wealth of imagination and thought" displayed by his new protégé. Hardly had he sat down at the piano that he beagn to reveal wonderful scenes to us. He led us into ever more enchanting regions. His playing moreover is absolutely superb: in turns the piano into an orchestra whose voices are in turn shouts of exultation and cries of distress. (Naïve Records) ==================================== Works on This Recording 1. Ballades (4) for Piano, Op. 10 by Johannes Brahms ■ Performer: Grigory Sokolov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1854; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 11/10/1992 ■ Venue: Live Salle Gaveau, Paris, France ■ Length: 26 Minutes 56 Secs. 2. Sonata for Piano no 3 in F minor, Op. 5 by Johannes Brahms ■ Performer: Grigory Sokolov (Piano) ■ Period: Romantic ■ Written: 1853; Germany ■ Date of Recording: 10/20/1993 ■ Venue: Live Salle Gaveau, Paris, France ■ Length: 40 Minutes 2 Secs.